Chapter 179: The illusion is gone and the magic is accomplished

Chapter 179: The illusion is gone and the magic is accomplished

Chapter 179: The illusion is gone and the magic is accomplished

System prompt: Your Illusionary Divine Sword has been upgraded and is now LV3.
Looking at the system prompts, Xiao Jie breathed a sigh of relief.

In order to upgrade the Illusionary Divine Sword to level 3, he spent a full seven hours, and another three and a half months of his life disappeared.

But it was all worth it, because he finally unlocked the first level of internal power special effect of the Illusionary Divine Sword - Phantom without Trace.

Time to find a monster to practice with.

Although the Forgotten Stream is very strange and most areas are empty, there are still monsters to fight, such as those forgotten ×××.

Not long after walking, a "forgotten bandit" appeared in front of Xiao Jie.

Forgotten Bandit: Level 9. HP: 240.

This kind of monster is just right for testing the knife.

He rushed directly towards the bandit, who seemed to feel the threat and came forward silently.

Just when the man and the monster were still two or three meters away, Xiao Jie swung his sword and at the same time used his body skills - Phantom Without a Trace!
Whoosh, Xiao Jie disappeared from the spot in an instant, and at his original position, there was an identical Yin Yue Sui Feng, waving a long sword and slashing at the bandit head-on. The bandit also slashed with his sword, almost intending to fight with the swords, but the two swords crossed each other, and the afterimage disappeared in an instant. At the same time, Xiao Jie's figure appeared out of thin air behind the bandit.

Cut it off!

Phew, -87!

The bandit screamed and lost one third of his health in an instant. He hurriedly wanted to turn around to fight, but Xiao Jie had already launched a series of slashes with his sword.

Nine Styles of Illusion - swish, swish, swish, a series of slashes, killing the bandits in one go.

Unfortunately, not a single hair was lost. The forgotten bandit just sighed and disappeared.

Yes, this move is very powerful for launching sneak attacks, chasing down fleeing enemies, seizing the initiative, dodging attacks, or saving lives. The only drawback is that it has a cooling time.

It can only be used once every 10 seconds, which is not as convenient as skills like rolling and somersault that have no cooldown time.

Without hesitation, Xiao Jie continued to practice with the sword. At this moment, Xiao Jie was completely obsessed with the pursuit of strength and the practice of swordsmanship.

He kept repeating the Illusionary Sword Technique over and over again towards the air, and occasionally he would find a monster in the Forgotten Flow River to chop at.

A few more hours passed -

System prompt: Your Illusionary Divine Sword has been upgraded and is now LV4.

With each level increase in swordsmanship, the attack fluency and basic damage bonus of the Nine Styles of Illusion will increase slightly.

What surprised Xiao Jie even more was that as the level of the Illusionary Divine Sword increased, the effect of the Phantom Vanishing also changed - the cooling time was reduced by one second.

This slight change seemed ordinary, but it made Xiao Jie happy.

Each level up will reduce the cooldown by one second. According to this idea, if you upgrade to the tenth level of the Illusionary Divine Sword, the cooldown time of Phantom Elusive can be reduced to 3 seconds.

Taking into account that the time afterimage can exist for exactly three seconds, that is to say, if you can connect the skills well and grasp the rhythm of the battle, it is even possible to launch infinite afterimage attacks and infinite invisibility effects.

Of course, this is only in the best case scenario.

Under normal circumstances, the afterimage will disappear once attacked, and you will reappear at the same time. However, if the enemy attacks the afterimage, it will naturally give you the opportunity to attack.

After the chop, wait for the enemy to react, and the 3 seconds are almost up, then you can use Phantom again...

By this calculation, as long as the opponent's reaction is not particularly shocking, you can basically make a fool of him.

The peerless magic skill is worthy of being called a peerless magic skill.

Now, he was more confident in dealing with the threat posed by the Tianxiahui.

Go ahead, train the Illusionary Divine Sword to level 10 as soon as possible so that you can begin to realize its profound meaning.

Four days later——

Xiao Jie looked at the 'Forgotten Swordsman' who was at level 26 in front of him, but his heart was calm.

Although the humanoid monster in front of him was 11 levels higher than him, Xiao Jie was not at all panicked.

Now his Illusionary Divine Sword has been upgraded to level 10, and the cooldown time of Phantom Escape is only three seconds.

In addition to the constant practice and fighting in the past few days, he has completely mastered the concept of using the Illusionary Divine Sword, and killing monsters above his level is no longer a new thing for him.

The two have already exchanged several moves. Although the swordsman's swordsmanship is superb and his moves are fierce, Xiao Jie can rely on the body movement effect of the Illusionary Divine Sword to dodge to the extreme in critical moments.

He watched as the forgotten swordsman attacked him with his sword.

No trace!

A shadow flashed by, and the next second Xiao Jie appeared beside the forgotten swordsman and slashed him with a sword.
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29!

The forgotten swordsman was much more powerful than the bandit. After being stabbed by the sword, he immediately flipped sideways to create distance, turned around and swept the sword across, releasing a sharp sword energy.

Xiao Jie raised his knife to block, clang! Amid the sound of metal clashing, he still lost 13 drops of blood.

The forgotten swordsman shook his sword and stabbed out continuously.

Fighting skill - deadly serial stabs!

Faced with the fierce fighting skills, Xiao Jie used Phantom Tracking again. At the moment when the afterimage was pierced, he appeared behind the swordsman again.

The blade of annihilation—cut in two with one stroke!

The swordsman wanted to turn around to block, but the blade chopped down directly from the horizontal sword, as if the two did not exist in the same space, and hit the forgotten swordsman hard.
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117!

As expected, the real damage is awesome, directly dealing over a hundred damages.

With one strike, he emptied the last fifth of the swordsman's health, and the forgotten swordsman was instantly split in half and disappeared into thin air.

[System prompt: Your state of enlightenment has been triggered, and you have gained an 'epiphany'! ]

Success! Xiao Jie heaved a sigh of relief.

When the Illusionary Divine Sword was upgraded to LV10, Xiao Jie swallowed the Divine Pill immediately, and then continued to use Phantom and Destruction Blade to kill these forgotten beings. He killed for more than forty minutes, and finally he realized the secret.

It's time to leave.

Xiao Jie didn't even bother to see what profound meaning he had comprehended. He hurriedly ran in the direction he came from. He rushed out of Wangliuchuan in one breath and then heaved a sigh of relief.

The moment he rushed out of Wangliu River, a strong feeling of fatigue suddenly hit him, and his entire mental state and even his physical functions seemed to have aged several years in an instant.

Xiao Jie knew that this was just an illusion. He would only stay in the Wangliu River for a maximum of twenty hours each time, and then come out to sleep for a few hours. At most, he would only age one year older.

It’s just that under normal circumstances, human aging progresses slowly, and it’s hard to detect the changes.

This kind of change of suddenly becoming one year older will give people a strong sense of discomfort.

He would have this feeling every time he walked out of Wangliu River.

Fortunately, this should be the last time I enter the Forgotten River.

Xiao Jie picked up his phone and took a look at himself. He hadn't dared to look at his changes in the past few days. Only until he finished all his work did he finally dare to take a look.

Fortunately, the self in the phone did not age too much, but his facial features became a little tougher, with a few barely noticeable wrinkles on his face, and his hair and beard were messy. He used to be a spirited young man, but now he has the vicissitudes of an adult.

Xiao Jie felt a sense of loss in his heart. Although he had been mentally prepared, he still felt indescribable discomfort as he had aged three or four years in the blink of an eye.

Time is like a knife... This is the essence of the Illusionary Divine Sword.

But let's not think too much. When we become immortals in the future, we won't be afraid of anything. We can live as long as we want. Let's see what the secret of this peerless magic skill is.

Although the internal special effects of the Illusionary Divine Sword are very powerful, whether it is the Phantom Escape or the Silent Blade, they can be called BUGs, but in a duel between masters, the real killer moves still depend on the secret.

With mixed feelings, Xiao Jie clicked on the icon of Words of Enlightenment.

Words of Sudden Enlightenment: You practiced martial arts passionately in the Wangliu River. In the continuous battles, you completely mastered the essence of the Illusionary Divine Sword and the terrifying power of the passage of time. You integrated the terrifying power of the Wangliu River to annihilate all things into your own blade, and comprehended the profound meaning from it - [Illusionary Bubble].

【Disillusionment (Secret)

Use: Disillusionment! Bring enemies within 10 steps into your sword's power, trapping them in a realm where time is absolutely still for 5 seconds. During this period, units other than you cannot perform any operations in the realm, and all your attacks and spellcasting effects will be frozen in time. When the realm disappears, they will be settled uniformly.

Ultimate skill consumption: 200 points of internal force, cooling time: 60 minutes.

Introduction to the secret: "Life and death are impermanent, dreams are like bubbles and shattered light." Transcend time and hurt your enemies from a higher dimension, making it impossible for them to dodge. This is the true secret of the Illusionary Divine Sword. 】

Holy shit! This is awesome!
Xiao Jie savored the words describing the skill and was shocked. It was worth it, absolutely worth it. These three or four years of life were definitely worth it.

With this ultimate move, who will I be afraid of in the future?

Time stops for five seconds, and you can attack at will... In other words, how much damage you can deal in five seconds is equal to how much health the enemy has.

As long as your output is high enough, even the strongest enemy can be killed instantly.

Xiao Jie laughed excitedly. The exhaustion and fear from the long-term adventure in the death game, the oppressive feeling of being threatened by death and the unknown dangers, all disappeared at this moment. With this secret, even if Liu Qiang appeared in front of him now, Xiao Jie had the courage to fight.

Taking the precious sword from the bookshelf, Xiao Jie could hardly resist practicing it immediately.

But he finally held back, now was not the time to open champagne.

After the intense excitement passed, Xiao Jie gradually calmed down.

He sat in front of the computer again and studied this mystery carefully.

After studying it for a while, Xiao Jie realized that it was too early for him to be happy. Although this skill was powerful, it was not invincible.

First of all, you can only stop enemies within 10 steps. In other words, if the enemy increases the distance and attacks from a distance, you will be helpless and can only dodge.

Second, you only have five seconds to attack. If you fail to kill the enemy within five seconds, the enemy will have a chance to counterattack.

If the opponent's health is thick enough and defense is high enough, he can still hold on.

Especially those BOSSes and leader monsters, for example, True Man Qingfeng, True Man Mingyue, White Ape Sword Saint, these sect leaders and hermits with thousands of health points, it would be good if you can kill a few hundred of them in five seconds.

However, if there is a civil war between players, a set of combos is enough to kill the opponent across levels when the opponent is caught off guard.

After all, most players will not invest too many attribute points in physique, and their health is usually only a few hundred points.

As he was thinking, he passed through the fog at the edge and returned to the white ape. The white ape had been waiting for him here these days. At the same time, he was also studying the effect of the Phantom Pearl. Every time he came out, he saw a different image.

This time, the white ape had a different look. He had a burly and domineering body, white hair and beard, angry tiger whiskers, eyes like thunder, angular facial features, and snow-white hair draped behind his head... plus a rough and worn knight's shirt, he looked like an old swordsman who had escaped from the world.

"Second brother, how is it, have you mastered it?"

"Brother, I have already mastered my magical power!"

"Okay, okay, then we can finally leave this damn place - look at me now. I'm much better than that old man before."

"Not bad, not bad, you are so domineering, but isn't it time for you to give yourself a name?"

"Yeah, that makes sense - just call me Yuan Bai from now on."

The name on the white ape's head suddenly changed again.

Yuan Bai (Sword Saint): Level 46 hermit with 3600 HP.

Very good, very good. This way there are no loopholes at all.

The two followed the mountain road to the edge of the cliff. Yuan Bai laughed loudly and jumped down.

Xiao Jie took a pill of Shunqi Powder to replenish his internal energy, and then jumped towards the cliff outside the mountain.

Rushing through layers of clouds and mist, he descended straight down. When he was about to approach the ground, Xiao Jie suddenly activated [Goose Flying], spread his arms, and slowly floated down to the ground like a big bird...

It took half a day to go up, but only a few minutes to come down.

Looking at the familiar scenery of Monkey Valley around me, I felt like I was in two different lifetimes.

Although it only took three or four days to practice the swordsmanship, Xiao Jie actually stayed on the top of the mountain for a full five days. After all, it was impossible for a person to stay up all night for three or four days. After every day in the Wangliu River, he needed to come out and sleep for a few hours.

Xiao Jie thought to himself that he had no idea what was going on outside during these five days.

He first contacted me about his desire to become an immortal.

Yin Yue Sui Feng: Cheng Xian, how are you doing in Xuan Xu Palace?

I Want to Become an Immortal: Brother Feng, woooo, you finally remembered me, I'm doing okay, in addition to working every day, I have recently started to study Taoist scriptures with the Taoists, but I haven't yet grasped the basics of Taoism, it seems that I must have the basics of Taoism to have the ability to cast spells, and this study actually requires reading books and doing homework, and I even have to take exams. Now, every day besides working, I read books, and I also go online to find people to help interpret them. I study different Taoist scriptures every day, and I haven't studied so hard since I was in college.

Yin Yue Sui Feng: Very good. Keep up the good work. It will be easy once you have mastered the basics of Taoism.

Xiao Jie did not mention the matter of Tianxiahui. It was useless to mention it, and it would only make him upset. He should be able to handle it himself.

Then he contacted Xia Yi Wu Shuang.

Yin Yue Sui Feng: Brother Xia, how are you? Are you still alive?

Xia Yi Wushuang: Hahaha, can't you say a few nice words? I'm fine, I've been cleared.

Yin Yue Sui Feng: Didn’t the Dragon Knights give you any more trouble?
Chivalrous Wushuang: I listened to what you said last time, and I felt that there was some truth in it. This gang of bastards definitely didn't bother me because they had nothing better to do. Most likely, it was just like what you said, to establish some bullshit order. I contacted their leader and had a good talk with him. I promised not to cause trouble in the towns covered by the Dragon Knights in the future, and they stopped bothering me.

Yin Yue Sui Feng: Didn’t they recruit you?

Xia Yi Wu Shuang: Yes, I recruited them, but I’m not the kind of person who takes orders from others. Besides, there had been a conflict before, so I couldn’t trust them. I guess Long Xing Tian Xia also knew that, so he just warned me and didn’t say anything else.

I am too lazy to get into trouble with them. After all, a wise man never suffers a loss in front of him. I am now in Ghost Fog Ridge killing zombies.

By the way, the people from Tianxiahui have gone to Xiaofeng City. You’d better be careful. Those trash don’t dare to mess with me, but it will definitely be troublesome if they meet you.

Yin Yue Sui Feng: Are they still in Xiao Feng City now?
Xia Yi Wu Shuang: Yes, a friend of mine saw them yesterday.

Yin Yue Sui Feng: That’s no problem. Don’t worry, Brother Xia. I will handle this matter.

After closing the private message with Xia Yi Wushuang, the third person Xiao Jie contacted was Yun Xiaoke.

Now that his magical power has reached perfection, it's time to settle the accounts with the Tianxiahui once and for all.

Yin Yue Sui Feng: Yun Xiao Ke, do you still remember me?

Yunxiaoke: Damn, you still dare to contact me. Don’t think you’ll be fine if you hide. I will find you and kill you sooner or later. Don’t think you’ll be fine just because you have a big shot protecting you. That chivalrous and unparalleled man is gone. No one will be able to save you next time.

Yin Yue Sui Feng: Haha, I should be the one saying this... You'll be dead if I meet you next time. Since both you and I want the other to die, how about this? Meet at noon tomorrow at the Howling Wind City Square. We'll have a life-and-death duel to determine who's better, and whether we live or die - how about that.

This game has a life-and-death duel feature where both parties sign a life-and-death agreement and then fight in a fixed area.

Killing someone in Death Battle mode is not a crime.

And there is a 100% chance that a [Duel Loot] will be dropped, which is usually the most valuable item on the opponent. The system will add an item description to this item - loot obtained after killing/defeating ×××.

If one party in the decisive battle escapes, the spoils will be obtained by the victor, and the escaper will lose a lot of reputation points.

The design of this life-and-death duel is full of ritual sense, but generally speaking, such duels rarely happen.

After all, everyone plays games to gain benefits, not to risk their lives. If the difference in strength is not big, people usually don't fight easily. After all, if you win, you only get a trophy, but if you lose, you lose your life.

And if there is a big gap in strength between the two sides, the weaker side will be even less likely to accept the invitation to a life-and-death duel.

On the contrary, surprise attacks and killings in the wild are more common.

Even when Xia Yi Wushuang and Mandingo were fighting on the street, it didn't start as a life-and-death duel. It just went straight into the movie.

When Yun Xiaoke heard that Xiao Jie wanted to have a life-and-death duel, he was a little stunned.

He thought to himself that he was already level 21, while the other party was only level 13. Even if he had leveled up a few more times in the next few days, he would never be able to reach level 20.

This game has a rank every 10 levels. If you are at least one rank higher than your opponent, you will definitely win.

Yunxiaoke: You want to duel with me?

Yin Yue Sui Feng: That’s right. Why—you don’t dare?

Yunxiaoke: Humph, then come on, see you tomorrow at noon. Whoever doesn’t come is a bastard raised by a cousin!
Yin Yue Sui Feng: It’s settled then.

Yunxiaoke closed the private message and looked suddenly to his side.

"Boss, that kid contacted me."

At this moment, the person standing next to him was Xiong Ba Tian Xia, and around him were more than ten main forces of the Tian Xia Association, all of whom were above level 20.

For those big guilds, level 20 or so is just the level of ordinary members, but for Tianxiahui, it is already a core member.

"Oh, what did he say?"

"He said he wanted to duel with me. See you at Howling Wind City Square tomorrow at noon."

"Fuck, you idiot, you believe that? Wasn't that guy only level 13 the last time we met? How dare he fight a level 20 guy? He's clearly trying to confuse you and make you wait here like an idiot. He probably took this opportunity to run away."

Yun Xiaoke's face turned red due to being scolded, but fortunately there was a screen between them so no one saw it.

He was a little unconvinced: "Impossible, I have already made an agreement with him, those who don't come are bastards..."

Xiong Ba was speechless, "Are you fucking an idiot? What's the point of insulting people online? Would this kid care about this to save his life? Trash, trash. I have a bunch of trash under me. How hard is it for me to be the president?"

He cursed angrily, and Yun Xiaoke was at a loss now. He thought, "This is just a game of ball. Could it be that he was really being fooled?"
Xiong Ba cursed for a while, then sighed and said, "Well, you spread this matter widely, let everyone know that you will have a life-and-death duel with the other party tomorrow. In this way, if he doesn't come tomorrow, we will have an explanation. At least let others know that the guy is afraid of us.

Otherwise, it would be too damn embarrassing if word got out that more than a dozen of you were killed by just two people.

Anyway, we haven't been able to find him for so many days, so I guess he's already escaped, so let's use this duel to put this matter to rest."

(End of this chapter)